Dr. Ross also addressed the group’s ongoing research of negative environmental conditions associated with active living environments, including exposure to air pollution and higher ambient air temperatures. These adverse environmental exposures, which are patterned geographically, may work to reduce walking in populations and should also be addressed through policy (e.g., investments in municipal tree canopies).

Many to the Trottier Institute for their support of our group’s research; we anticipate many more policy insights to come from the group’s several ongoing projects.